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PUBLIC LAW 88-218-DEC. 21, 1963

condomiiiiiun unit, condoniiniiun siibdi\isioii, or hoiizontal property regime, whicliever shall be appropriate to effect the ends and purposes of this Act: Provided. That wherever the application of the provisions of this Act conflict with the application of such other provisions, the provisions of law generally applicable to buildings in like use in the District of Columbia shall prevail. SEC. 28. RECJULATIONS or THE BOARD or COMMISSIONERS AND THE ZONING COMMISSION.—In order to bring horizontal property regimes

into compliance with the laws and regulations in effect in the District of Columbia, the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia and the Zoning Commission of the District of Columbia are each hereby authorized to adopt and enforce such regulations as either deems proper, within its respective general authority. SEC. 29. INTERPRETATION,— (a) This Act shall be interpreted in such a manner as to require each condominium unit and each horizontal property regime to be in compliance with all District of Columbia laws and regulations relating to property of like type, whether it be designed for residence, for office, for the operation of any industry or business, or for any other use. The owner of each condominium unit shall be responsible for the compliance of his unit with such laws and regulations, and the council of co-owners and any person designated by them to manage the regime shall be jointly and severally liable for compliance with all such laws and regulations in all matters relating to the common elements of the regime. (b) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, the owner of each condominium unit shall have the same responsibility for the payment of all taxes, assessments, and other charges due to the District of Columbia as does any other person or property owner similarly situated. (c) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, the method of enforcement available to the District of Columbia to collect any tax or assessment or any charge from any individual property owner or any building owner shall be available to collect taxes, assessments, and charges from individual condominium unit owners and from the council of co-owners. (d) Nothing contained in this Act shall in any way be constraed as affecting the riglit to institute and maintain eminent domain proceedings. SEC. 30. SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO SEWER AND WATER

SER\T:CES.— (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, the developer or co-owners of any horizontal property regime shall have the right to have installed for each and every individual unit a separately metered water service. Such installations shall be subject to all laws and regulations then or thereafter in effect* in the District of Columbia. Upon the establishment of such separate water services each unit owner and his successor in title and persons occupying such units shall be responsible for the payment to the District of Columbia of all water and sewer charges rendered and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized to enforce any and all of the remedies for collection of such charges as are authorized by law. (b) A common water service is hereby expressly authorized for any horizontal property regime and in the event that a horizontal property regime is provided with a common water service to the charges for sewer and water service shall be billed to the person designated by the co-owners, pursuant to the bylaws, to manage the regime. I n the event that the entire sewer and water charges are not paid within the time specified by law for the payment of sewer and water charges, the Commissioners shall be authorized to enforce payment

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